Konami's game business Peace Walks toward profit in its fiscal Q1

Konami Corporation's operating income jumped 244 percent year-over-year in its fiscal Q1 2011, from ¥367 million ($4.26 million) last year to ¥1.265 billion ($14.7 million). Within its Digital & Entertainment Business division (the one for video games), Konami attributed the income to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Winning Eleven 2010 Aoki Samurai no Chosen (which "
was launched on multiple platforms in May to coincide with the once-every-four-years festivities that excite soccer fans worldwide"), and the Japan-only DS girlfriend simulator Love Plus, which has since been expanded with a followup release, Love Plus+.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Info

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Developed by the legendary Hideo Kojima, the mastermind behind the most successful video game tactical-espionage series of all time, this latest PSP installment in the Metal Gear saga picks up where Metal Gear Solid 3 left off. Players take control of the famed Big Boss, in a thrilling story set in 1974. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker features original game design, story and scenario by Hideo Kojima. The game takes the series in an exciting new direction with its incredible visuals and its unique new game system designed specifically with the PSP in mind.